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Thursday, August 25, 2011

My Borscht Journey

Upon receiving beets in a food box about seven years ago, I made a huge pot of borscht for myself and my roommates (Beth, Kate, and Robyn). It was gross - too sweet, with a soggy texture. No one ate it. I froze it. It remained in the freezer for years. Beth was the last one to move out and threw it in the garbage on moving day.

Later, my dad discovered and shared Canadian Living's Ruby Red Borscht recipe. A borscht breakthrough. It was one of the few recipes I brought with me when Ben and I lived in Cardiff, Wales for a year (2006/07).

One evening in Cardiff, I made it for our friends Tim and Jo. Tim teased us (because he likes to do that) - Canadian friends making a German dish (it's actually Ukrainian) for British friends. Jo loved it, requested the recipe, and continues to make it to this day.